The New York Times's Book of Movies
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This list is drawn from "The New York Times Book of Movies: The Essential 1,000 Films to See", published in 2019. It contains a selection of 1000 reviews that have been printed in The New York Times. The majority of movies in this book are among the "10 Best Films" chosen by New York Times critics at the end of each year.
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The Asphalt Jungle
1950, in 15 top lists Check -
80 +9
The Big Clock
1948, in 5 top lists Check -
82 +9
The Big Heat
1953, in 18 top lists Check -
86 +9
The Big Sleep
1946, in 22 top lists Check -
177 +11
Crossfire
1947, in 7 top lists Check -
199 +12
Dead End
1937, in 5 top lists Check -
212 new
Detour
1945, in 16 top lists Check -
214 +11
Dial M for Murder
1954, in 9 top lists Check -
230 +16
Double Indemnity
1944, in 37 top lists Check -
291 +10
Force of Evil
1948, in 13 top lists Check -
306 +11
Fury
1936, in 11 top lists Check -
311 +12
Gaslight
1944, in 11 top lists Check -
408 new
In a Lonely Place
1950, in 19 top lists Check -
438 +7
The Killers
1946, in 15 top lists Check -
462 +9
Laura
1944, in 21 top lists Check -
469 +8
The Letter
1940, in 5 top lists Check -
478 +9
Little Caesar
1931, in 10 top lists Check -
520 +11
The Maltese Falcon
1941, in 26 top lists Check -
552 new
Mildred Pierce
1945, in 17 top lists Check -
604 +4
The Night of the Hunter
1955, in 34 top lists Check -
614 +4
Notorious
1946, in 24 top lists Check -
618 +4
Odd Man Out
1947, in 15 top lists Check -
631 +6
Only Angels Have Wings
1939, in 10 top lists Check -
640 +5
Out of the Past
1947, in 16 top lists Check -
663 +5
Pickup on South Street
1953, in 14 top lists Check -
680 +5
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946, in 9 top lists Check -
704 +7
Rebecca
1940, in 23 top lists Check -
762 +5
The Set-Up
1949, in 9 top lists Check -
809 +8
Spellbound
1945, in 7 top lists Check -
836 +8
Strangers on a Train
1951, in 17 top lists Check -
847 +8
Sunset Blvd.
1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check -
850 +8
Sweet Smell of Success
1957, in 20 top lists Check -
871 +11
They Live by Night
1948, in 13 top lists Check -
874 +11
They Won't Forget
1937, in 2 top lists Check -
880 +11
The Third Man
1949, in 37 top lists Check -
907 +8
Touch of Evil
1958, in 30 top lists Check -
970 +2
White Heat
1949, in 15 top lists Check
Last updated on Dec 31, 2019 by joachimt; source